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Usually. Midnight is exactly 12:00 AM every day, at the end of the previous day. It is only 60 seconds a day, and is considered the first minute of the following morning.

The time "midnight" can refer to the exact minute following 11:59 PM, or it can refer to any time period beginning at or around the two hours between 11 PM and 1 AM.

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When it is midnight at one point on the earth what time is it at a point exactly halfway around the earth?

It is midday or noon.


Does the new day start at 1200am midnight or at 1201 pm?

The new day officially starts at 12:00 am midnight. This moment marks the transition from one day to the next according to the standard Gregorian calendar.


What does it mean if a clock stops at midnight?

i don't know but mine does 3 or 4 times a month - i took it to change the battery but was told there was nothing wrong with the old battery but he changed it anyway ( no he didn't charge me as i know him ) - and it still stops only at midnight !! can't think logically why it isn't 23.55 or 1.05 - but it is always midnight !!


When is midnight 12 am or 12 pm?

It is NEITHER 12 am NOR 12 pm. The correct time is ' 12 noon ' or ' 12 midnight '. 'am/pm' are the initials of the Latin phrase ' ante meridian/ post meridian ' . which means 'before noon/ after noon '. So if it is '12 noon' how can it be before noon(am) or after noon (pm) . It is exactly '12 noon'. A similar argument holds for '12 midnight' How can it be 'before/after noon , when it is exactly half way between the two previous noon and the following noon. Also at 12 midnight , there is the question of the day/date, which one do you select. NB Yes people do say '12 am/pm' , but itis quite erroneous, and leads to confusion. , that's why you are asking the question, because you are confused over it.


What does the word midnight mean?

Midnight refers to the middle of the night, specifically 12 o'clock at night or the moment when one day ends and the next begins. It is a specific time marking the transition from one day to the next.